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OBGYN.net continues with its series about treatments for non-ob/gyn conditions with Roberta's LAP BAND surgery
Roberta's LAP BAND surgery
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Introductions:

From MediSpecialty.com Medical Consultant Marshall Smith, MD

From MediSpecialty.com Editor Barbara Nesbitt

FDA Approves Implanted Stomach Band to Treat Severe Obesity

"Roberta's Surgery" is a multi-part video presentation on weight loss surgery using the LAP BAND method, performed by Dr. Rudolf Weiner in Frankfurt Germany.

Part I:  Roberta's Story | text version

Part II:  Pre-op | text version

Part III:  The Procedure | text version

Part IV – Internal View of Gastric Lap Band Placement | text version

Part V - The Ending of Surgery | text version

Part VI - 2 Day Post-op | text version

Part VII - 4 Months Post-op | text version

Part VIII - 9 Month Follow-Up Visit With Surgeon | text version

Roberta, one year later.

Life after weight loss surgery: 2 years and 90 pounds an interview with Roberta Speyer on her Lap-band surgery.

Articles by Dana Dovitch, PhD

Body Image: The History Of Body Hate And How To Change It -  with Candace DuPuy, PhD

Do You Exercise For the Right Reasons? - by Elizabeth Crane with Dana Dovitch, PhD

Enough Already!

"PCOS and Diet" by Martha McKittrick, Registered Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator

How Do I Get A Flat Tummy?  by Susan Parker, PT

The Dreaded Weight Loss Plateau - S. Minai

Reprinted with permission from the NIH/NHLBI - National Institutes of Health - National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute:

Aim for a Healthy Weight

Energize Yourself!  Stay Physically Active

Embrace Your Health!  Lose Weight if You are Overweight

Check Your Physical Activity and Heart Disease I.Q.

Facts About Heart Disease and Women: Be Physically Active

OEI Treatment Guidelines Implementation Tool for Palm OS

Obesity Education Initiative Electronic Textbook

NHLBI Study Finds Brief Counseling By Health Professionals Boosts Patients' Physical Fitness

Childhood Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes at an All Time High - American Council on Exercise

Relaxation and Music Significantly Reduce Patients' Postoperative Pain - National Institute of Nursing Research

Reprinted with permission from DietWatch:

Lisa Drayer, RD

Ask the Expert - Food and Our Mood
Overstressed?  No Need to Overeat
The Holiday Season...How to Celebrate and Not Gain Weight!

Sharon Minai, RD

Trick or Treat?  What to Eat This Halloween (and After?)
The Dreaded Weight Loss Plateau
Nutrition For Women - Part I
Nutrition Part II

Poor Mental Health Puts Women at Risk for Heart Disease - J. Wider, MD

Syndrome O' Newsletter, Winter 2005 in Pdf format

How to Enjoy the Holidays without the Extra Weight!  

Articles by S. Gullo

Yes…It’s Possible to Have PCOS and Still be Trim  

The Thin Commandments Diet: The 10 No-Fail Strategies for Permanent Weight Loss

PCOS and Cardiovascular Risks - W. Futterweit

Body Image and Your Kids: Your body image plays a role in theirs

Know Your Macronutrients - C. J. Cederquist, MD

Part 1: Fat is Not the Enemy 
Part 2: Protein 
Part 3: Carbohydrate
Part 4: Fiber
Part 5: Transfat

C. J. Cederquist, MD

The Early-eating Effect: Breakfast Calories Keep Overall Counts Down
Understanding your Setpoint; learning to STOP
Appetite Suppressants, The Big Hope, The Big Letdown
Bariatric Surgery: Drastic Measures for Drastic Measurements
The Mediterranean Secret is Out
Diabetes: Just as Deadly as Ever
The Truth about Genetics and Weight Loss
Eating better by shopping well: what’s in your cupboard?

Gastric Bypass: Q&A & Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery?

The Weight-control Information Network (WIN)

Summaries for Patients: Meal Size Explains Errors in Estimating How Many Calories Are in a Meal

Improve Your Health While Enjoying the Season’s Colorful Produce

5 A Day - The 5 A Day program provides easy ways to add more fruits and vegetables into your daily eating patterns.

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